DeAndre Hopkins has been thrown right in with the starters during organized team activities. That’s a logical response to drafting a first-round receiver who you want to bring up to speed as quickly as possible. But right now Hopkins does have some learning to do — the kind guys like Keshawn Martin and Lestar Jean […]
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It seems J.J. Watt is generating feel-good stories at a record pace. Here’s another one for you. The Texans superstar recently met a young fan named Itzy Cagen, who has been a quadriplegic since being struck by a hit-and-run driver as a toddler. Cagen’s nurse, Eran Melnik, put the meeting in motion with a short […]
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First week of Texans organized team activities (OTAs) finished. In today’s blog post, I will talk a bit about Day 3′s practice notes and re-print various questions and answers I’ve received about what is going on. Day 3 Notes: Weather. For those …
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Texans owner Bob McNair and his wife Janice donated $100,000 to the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma Disaster Relief Fund. The donation will aid relief efforts after Monday’s deadly tornado struck Moore, Okla. McNair said a family acquaintance lost most of their home in the disaster. “We were very concerned about what’s happened up there,” […]
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Last season the Texans had veteran Shayne Graham and rookie Randy Bullock competing throughout the preseason to be their kicker. Bullock tore a groin muscle and Graham won the job. This season the roster only lists one kicker: Bullock, now healthy and off injured reserve. But Texans coach Gary Kubiak said rookie Andrew Shapiro, listed […]
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The draft picks are falling in line. The Texans have agreed to terms with third-round pick outside linebacker Sam Montgomery on a four-year deal worth $2.6 million with a $506,016 signing bonus. Montgomery was the team’s second of two third-round picks. They also took offensive tackle Brennan Williams in that round. Montgomery played defensive end […]
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In a room with long windows overlooking Discovery Green, four people instrumental in bringing the Super Bowl to Houston in 2017 raised champagne flutes to toast their accomplishment. The group included Houston Mayor Annise Parker, Houston Super Bowl Bid Committee chairman Ric Campo, Harris County Judge Ed Emmett and Texans president Jamey Rootes. They gathered […]
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There was a little bit of a punchy moment during this morning’s press conference in downtown Houston to discuss the city’s winning bid for Super Bowl LI in 2017. As a reporter asked a question about the fate of the Astrodome, Houston Mayor Annise Parker playfully distanced herself from the podium, before returning to it. […]
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Most of the questions I think of asking players and coaches at Texans offseason practices are things you are asking me about. Usually, I can pretty much predict which questions aren’t really going to get answers. Or will get answers I’m not buying …
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Are you excited about Houston scoring Super Bowl 51 in 2017? Do you see it as one big party . . . or just a week of hassle and annoyance as rowdy out-of-towners roll into Houston? Let us know in a comment below.
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BOSTON — When commissioner Roger Goodell announced on the NFL Network that Houston had been voted Super Bowl LI, members of the Houston Super Bowl Bid Committee celebrated in their war room at the Hyatt Harborside. Congratulations were in order for a job well done by so many who participated in the process that required […]
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